CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Carolina Panthers are moving on in the playoffs - thanks to the most suffocating defensive effort ever in a playoff game. The Panthers harassed Arizona third-string quarterback Ryan Lindley all game Saturday and held the Cardinals under 100 yards in a dominant, 27-16 victory on a wet, misty evening at Bank of America Stadium. The Panthers (8-8-1) will travel to either No. 1 seed Seattle or second-seed Green Bay in the divisional round, depending on Sunday's other NFC wild-card game. If Dallas beats Detroit, the Panthers will face the Seahawks. If Detroit upsets the Cowboys, the Panthers will head north to Green Bay. It will be tough for the Panthers to...

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